Sunday 24 January 2016

Half Yearly 2015, Class 5



HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2015-16
CLASS-5                                               SUB-ENGLISH                                                  MARKS-50
1. Answer the following questions:-                                                                                       15
a)      What reply Birbal give to Akbar’s question about heaven and hell?
b)      What happens during Earth hour?
c)      What did Louis do with the awl after he came to know about Barbier’s system?
d)      Why does the poet call the violet humble?
e)      What does the poet think about the boy who sings with effortless ease?
2. Read the sentences and answer the questions:-                                                                6
    (a) Akbar ordered one of his courtiers to draw a line on the floor.
          (i) What did Akbar tell Birbal to do with the line?
          (ii) What did Birbal do with the line?
    (b) The eye became infected. The infection soon spread to other eye.
         (i) Whose eye became infected?
         (ii) What caused the infection?
3. Write the meaning of these words:-                                                                                  5
    (i) Philatelists                            (ii) Blackout
    (iii) Pilgrimage                          (iv) Witty             
    (v) Script
4. Fill in the blanks with the correct Model verbs:-                                                               5
   (a) They __________ (can/might) be busy in the meeting now.
  (b) ___________ (May/Must) I come in?
  (c) You ___________ (would/ought to) speak the truth.
  (d) We _________ (would/could) watch T.V.
  (e) You __________ (could/should) maintain silence in library.
                                                                                                                                                P.T.O
5. Fill in the blanks with correct forms of pronouns or possessive adjectives:-                     3
a)      I have never seen such a sight __________.
b)      You did your best and should not blame  __________ for what happened.
c)      “I do not like that friend of __________ “ Dora told me.
d)      Speak for __________, you do not have to speak for ________. We can take care of      ___________.
6. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate adverb or adjective:-                                             3
a)      It is_______ hot. Open _________ the window. Let _________ air come in.
b)      This is _________ difficult question.
c)      My father ________ goes for a walk in the morning.
d)      ________ road should I take to go to the station?
7. Join these sentences by using suitable conjunction: -                                                        5
a)      John is clever. Smith is clever too.
b)      The jungle is dense. It is full of wild animal.
c)      This room is small. It is very bright and airy.
d)      Gopalan can stay. He can go home.
e)      You must apologize. You will be punished.
8.  Write an application to your principal of your school, requesting him to allow the class iv
      and v to go on an educational tour.                                                                                 4
9. Write an essay:-                                                                                                                  4
    Time is money
             Or
   Should games be compulsory for school children?


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HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2015-16
CLASS 5                                               SUB- SCIENCE                                                              MM 50
1. Match the following:-                                                                                                                     10
              Column A                                                                     Column B
    (i) Stomata                                                             (a) xerophytes
    (ii)Cactus                                                               (b) night blindness
    (iii)Coconut                                                            (c) pores and leaves
    (iv) Meninges                                                        (d) dispersal by water
    (v)Lack of Vitamin A                                              (e) X-ray
    (vi) Fracture                                                           (f) protective membranes covering the brains.
    (vii)Painful blister                                                  (g) cardiac muscles
    (viii)Anaemia                                                         (h) body-building food
    (ix)Proteins                                                            (i) deficiency of iron
    (x)Involuntary muscles                                          (j) severe burns.
2. Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks:-                                                                         10
        I.            Spiracles are seen in _________.  (a) Insects        (b) birds         (c) carnivores
      II.            _________ is a coniferous tree.    (a) Banyan      (b) Pine           (c) Cactus
    III.            Animals that can fly are called_____. (a) Aerial animals (b) amphibians (c) terrestrial animals
    IV.            The small hard structure present inside a fruit is called _____. (a) Seed (b) flower (c) seedling
      V.            The ________ joint is present in the neck region.       (a) Gliding        (b) pivot          (c) hinge
    VI.            __________ is the organ of smell.     (a) Eye               (b) Ear               (c) Nose
  VII.            _________ ­_system is a framework of bones.  (a) Skeletal           (b) Muscular    (c) Nervous
VIII.            Muscles are attached to the bones by _________.     (a) joints    (b) tendons        (c)girdles
    IX.            ______are present in all kinds of sugar and starch. (a)Proteins (b)Carbohydrates (c) Minerals
      X.            Lack of vitamin A causes ____________.  (a)scurvy            (b)beriberi     (c)night blindness
                                                                                                                                                P.T.O


3. Put a ( ü ) if the sentence is right or a ( X ) if it is wrong:-
    (i) Not all seeds can grow into a new plant.                          [       ]
    (ii) Pivot joints are found in the wrist and the ankle.             [       ]
    (iii) Rice and wheat are rich in carbohydrates.                     [       ]
    (iv) Deficiency of iodine causes marasmus.                           [       ]
    (v) In case of a fracture, we must massage the injured area.       [       ]
    (vi) We must pour water to put out oil fires.                         [       ]
    (vii) Deficiency of iodine causes rickets.                                [       ]
    (viii) Leaves are the hard structures found inside fruits.       [       ]
    (ix) Birds are adapted to aerial environment.                       [       ]
    (x) Polar regions are snow-covered regions.                         [       ]

4. Answer the following questions:-
        I.            What is a compound fracture?
      II.            Mention two proteins deficiency diseases?
    III.            What is roughage?
    IV.            What are meninges?
      V.            What is a balanced diet?
    VI.            Give one function of the skeletal system?
  VII.            What is germination?
VIII.            What are aquatic animals?
    IX.            Difference between floating and fixed hydrophytes?
      X.            What are the two types of reproduction in plants?




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HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2015
SUBJECT - SOCIAL STUDIES
                                                                      CLASS V                                                        Marks :   25
Match the following:                                                                                                                       0.5x5=2.5
1.      Weather                                         permafrost          
2.      Tundra                                           radio
3.      Chandragupta II                            changes frequently
4.      Guglielmo Marconi                      discovered a sea route to India 
5.      Vasco da Gama                             navaratnas
Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks:                                                                            0.5x4=2
1.      In maps, deserts are shown in___________.
(a)    light yellow                   (b)   blue                  (c)  dark brown
     2.  All places near the equator receive __________ heat.
            (a) maximum                     (b)  minimum            (c)  moderate
     3. The Tundra region is_________ for most part of the year.
           (a)  hot                               (b)  frozen                 (c)  mild
    4.  The __________ is home to the ferocious piranhas.
           (a)   Nile River                 (b) Amazon River        (c)  Congo River
Write true or false:                                                                                                                      0.5x5=2.5
1.      The 1400s was the age of explorations.                                                       (       )
2.      Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.                                        (        )
3.      Huskies are dogs used to pull sledges.                                                        (        )
4.      In places near the Equator, there is no moisture in the air.                         (        )
5.      Most maps indicate South with an arrowhead.                                           (        )
Fill in the blanks:                                                                                                                       1x4=4
1.      Ferdinand Magellan was a __________ explorer.
2.      Charles Babbage invented the___________.
3.      Harshachrita  gives glowing accounts of the life of __________.
4.      Bartholomew Diaz sailed around the ____________.
Draw the following conventional symbols:                                                                            0.5x4=2
1.      Level crossing
2.      Metalled road
3.      International boundry
4.      Well(lined)  


Answer the following questions: ( do any six)                                                                            2x6=12                                                                                      
1.      What are the main differences between a globe and a map?
2.      Name the factors that influence the climate of a place.
3.      How is the climate in the Tundra region?
4.      What are the main areas in the Equatorial region?
5.      How does Fa-Hien describe ChandraguptaII’s reign?
6.      Name the three people who contributed in the development of the steam engine.
7.      Why did people want to explore new places in the 1400s?
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HALF- EXAMINATION 2015-16
CLASS 5                                                                MATHEMATICS                                                 TIME -2:30           MM- 50
                                             
                                                                        PART   A                                                                (1x 5=5)
Q1. Find the successor of 19,95,764    
Q2. Is 1024 is divisible by 3?
Q3. Fill in the blank by using > or < :  2.13____ 2.114
Q4. Fill in the blanks: 1 leap year = _______ days
Q5. Write the product 8.42 x 1000
                                                                        PART       B                                                       ( 2x 6= 12)
Q6. Write the number name using Indian system of numeration 217694
Q7. Write all the prime number between 1 and 20
Q8. Convert into mixed fraction   
Q9. Find the perimeter of square whose side is 3cm
Q10. Change into 24 hour clock timings 6: 20pm
Q11. Check 1924 is a leap year.  
                                                                        PART    C                                                              ( 3 x 11= 33)
Q12. Find the H.C.F of 80 and 112
Q13. Add  +
Q14.Find the product        x  
Q15.Arrange in ascending order   9.009, 0.09, 9.09, 9.9
Q16. Add 9.4 +0.55 +49.87                                                                                                                                                           
Q17. Subtract : 2 – 0.082
 Q18.multiply 4.8 x 12
Q19. Find the area of the rectangle whose length and breadth are 15m and 12m.
Q20.Find the volume of a wooden block of dimensions 12cm x 12cm x 12cm
Q21. Find the volume of cuboid whose  length = 6cm, Breadth = 5cm, Height = 7cm
Q22 Find the sum:      Hours             Minutes        seconds
                                       9                         8                 22
                                     6                         33                 29
                            +      2                          53                14
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